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Were parole agents told not to respond in Friday’s shooting?

The union for parole agents is looking into whether some of its investigators were told not to respond during Friday’s deadly shooting.

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Updated: 11:15 PM PDT Oct 27, 2014

Were parole agents told not to respond in Friday’s shooting?

The union for parole agents is looking into whether some of its investigators were told not to respond during Friday’s deadly shooting.

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Updated: 11:15 PM PDT Oct 27, 2014

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WEBVTT HE WAS A HARD WORKER, AND HE GAVE HIS LIFE FOR EVERYONE IN HIS COMMUNITY. TWO DEPUTIES ARE IN MOURNING TONIGHT AND SOME PAROLE AGENTS WORK WONDERING WHY THEY WERE TOLD NOT TO RESPOND. WHY SOME SAY THIS IS A BIG PROBLEM AND COULD BE DAMAGING FOR FUTURE CALLS. WHEN FRIDAY'S SHOOTING HAPPENED, IT HAPPENED ONE HOUR AFTER DANNY ALL OF AIR -- OLIVER PARTICIPATED IN A STATE PAROLE OPERATION. WHEN AN OFFICER IS SHOT IN THE LINE OF DUTY, OTHER OFFICERS, NO MATTER WHAT THE AGENCY, WANT TO HELP. BUT TONIGHT THE UNION FOR PAROLE AGENTS IS LOOKING INTO WHETHER SOMEONE IN THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS AND REHABILITATION TOLD AGENTS NOT TO RESPOND AFTER DEPUTY OLIVER WAS SHOT. A TIME YOU HAVE A SITUATION WHERE THEY ARE IN THE FIELD TRYING TO LEND VISUAL AID , IT IS FRUSTRATING IF THEY GET A DIRECTIVE OR A CALL INDICATING THEY SHOULD NOT. THE CDC ARE SAYS THAT IS NOT WHAT HAPPENED. IN A STATEMENT, THEY SAID THEY HAD SPECIALLY TRAINED OFFICERS ALREADY ON SCENE AND TO AVOID OVERWHELMING THE NO ONE WE SPOKE WITH THINGS MORE PAROLE AGENTS WOULD HAVE CHANGED THE OUTCOME, BUT THE PAROLE AGENTS WE SPOKE WITH THAT BY BEING TOLD NOT TO HELP, A DANGEROUS MESSAGE IS BEING SENT TO LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES. AGENCIES THEY WORK WITH AND RELY ON HEAVILY. JUST AS THEY RENDER MUTUAL AID TO US, THEY EXPECT THE SAME AND THAT HAS BEEN THE CASE FOR YEARS. HE WANTS THE AGENCY TO KNOW THAT THEY CAN HELP AND LARGE EVENTS LIKE THE SHOOTING. I TAKE THIS PERSONALLY BECAUSE THAT COULD BE ANYONE OF US IN THE SAME SITUATION.

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Were parole agents told not to respond in Friday’s shooting?

The union for parole agents is looking into whether some of its investigators were told not to respond during Friday’s deadly shooting.